Authorities released a sketch of a man who allegedly robbed a Lyndhurst man of $200 and fired a handgun twice during the robbery. The gunman is described as a white male, about 5 foot 8 inches tall and weighing about 185 pounds with slicked back black hair. Anyone with information is asked to call Lyndhurst Criminal Investigation Division at 201-939-2900 ext. 2740 or to the Lyndhurst Police Anonymous Tip Hot Line at 201-804-9346.

Three robbers allegedly followed the victim into his apartment building Thursday evening, firing off two rounds of shots before getting away with $200 in cash, Lyndhurst Police reported.

At approximately 6 p.m., a 26-year old man was entering his apartment building located on Stuyvesant Avenue and Kingsland Avenue. Going through the door to the stairwell, three man followed him inside. At the time, the victim believed they were going to another apartment, Capt. John Valente said.

Climbing the stairs, the victim started to open the door to his unit when he felt a tug on his sweatshirt, pulling him back down the staircase to a nearby landing. The three men "roughed him up a little bit," and managed to steal about $200 in cash, Valente said.

Meanwhile, the commotion caused the victim's 21-year old girlfriend to step out of the apartment, where she confronted the robbers, Valente said.

Noticing that the girlfriend had a cell phone in her hand, one of the suspects pointed a handgun at her and demanded she surrender the phone, according to Valente.

"She refused to hand over the cell phone to him believing the handgun was fake," Valente said. She had backed up against the door to the apartment when one of the robbers fired two shots. One bullet lodged in the ceiling while the second grazed the wall. There were no injuries reported.

After firing the weapon the three reportedly fled the scene on foot. According to police, the male tenant remembered seeing a vehicle parked outside in the building's parking lot and suspects it belonged to the robbers. Lyndhurst Police haven't been able to determine yet if robbers entered the vehicle.

The shell casings were recovered by the Bergen County Sherriff's Crime Scene Unit in the stairwell, Valente said. Surveillance footage from the area, including the cameras installed at Roosevelt Elementary School across the street, is being reviewed to see if the robbers were recorded.

Lyndhurst schools are closed this week for winter recess.

The stairwell where the robbery took place accesses two apartments, while other apartments in the building have separate entrances. No one else was on the second floor at the time, police said.

Lyndhurst authorities used witness testimony to create composite sketches of the robbers.

The victims describe the robbers as in their mid 20s to early 30s. The first robber, the one who brandished the gun, is described as a white male, about 5 foot 8 inches tall and weighing about 185 pounds with slicked back black hair. The second is a white male with short blonde hair and a slender build standing about 6 foot tall. The third is a Hispanic male with dark hair with a similar height and weight as the first suspect.